WE EXTEND A SPECIAL WELCOME to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, filthy rich, comfortable or dirt poor.

We extend a special welcome to wailing babies and excited toddlers.

We welcome you whether you can sing like Pavarotti or just growl quietly to yourself. You’re welcome here if you’re just browsing, just woken up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you are more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haven’t been to church since Christmas ten years ago.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit mums, football dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you are having problems, are down in the dumps or don’t like ‘organised religion’. (We’re not too keen on it either!)

We offer a welcome to those who think that the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or are here because granny is visiting and wanted to come to church.

Parish in Transition

In the absence of a parish priest, please contact:

Parish Wardens: Paul Gribble and Bill Woods

For weddings, baptisms, funerals and church services:  David Watters and Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Children’s work: David Watters and Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Messy Church: Evelyn Reed

For buildings and general parish enquiries: the Parish Wardens:   Paul Gribble and Bill Woods

For Safeguarding:  Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Pastoral Visitors Team:  Pat Paxton

Parish Giving Scheme and Finances: the Treasurer, Fiona Liddicoat

Electoral Roll: Brenda Daw

Enquiries about individual churches:

Downderry:  Steve Liddicoat

Hessenford: Fran Moore

St Germans: Richard Laugharne

Tideford: contact Parish Wardens

Hire and other info on St Germans Priory Church for events:

The St Germans Priory Trust:   www.stgermanspriory.info

Hire of the Church Hall in Hessenford:   http://www.4clubs.biz/timeslot/hessenford2/

The parish email address for all emails is:

admin@stgermansparishes.com

They will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

Parish Phone 07557 302 255

~   News and Events in the Parish   ~

early 2019

Transition Update

no change from October’s update!

The Transition – and where we are in the appointment process…..

Time goes by and the process of the pastoral re-organisation that would see the parish of St Germans joined to the parishes of Antony and Sheviock continues to progress.
The second of the two processes that have to be completed before the re-organisation can take place is the public consultation, and this is now in progress.

The details for the consultation were duly received from the Church Commissioners and have been formally posted on all the church noticeboards as required. The consultation period ends on 31st December.
If there are no representations against it the Church Commissioners will then ‘make’ the
scheme and our understanding is that it would come into effect the month after it is made.

We must, however, be aware that any objections – from within our parish or any of the parishes affected – Torpoint, Sheviock, Antony, and the Rame benefice – is likely to cause significant delay and lengthen the Transition period. We pray this will not be the case!

Allowing for practical amounts of time for giving of notice, moving house and so on and all being well, we can hope to see the re-organisation taking place earlyish in 2019 and Rev Lynn Parker becoming our new minister – tentatively soon after Easter?

As part of the practical parts of the re-organisation we understand that the Diocese have given notice to the tenants in the vicarage in St Germans – another piece of the jigsaw.

Paul Gribble –Parish Warden

We ask for your prayers ……………….

Parish Lunches

The parish lunches take place weekly on Wednesdays at 12 noon in St Nicolas Church, Downderry.

All are welcome to come for a tasty three course meal, good company and fellowship 

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Concert in St Germans

The  Bournemouth Symphony  Orchestra are coming to Cornwall

for one week in February to reach rural areas.

Resonate Strings

   Part of  the BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

will perform at
ST GERMANS PRIORY CHURCH
THURSDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2019 7.30 p.m.
An opportunity to enjoy world class music played by

professional experienced musicians

Please come along and experience this wonderful musical evening.

Tickets £12  / £8  (under18)

Doors open 7.00 p.m.    Wine available £3 per glass.
Tickets available from St Germans Community Shop
online www.crbo.co.uk.  or call 017526879500
PLEASE wear warm clothes
Parking in Port Eliot.
We look forward to seeing you

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Coffee Morning  and Soup and Pud Lunch 2019

 Next lunch – Saturday 9th March

thereafter bi-monthly on the second Saturday.

10.30am – 1.30pm

All in the parish and visitors are invited to coffee and lunch and to browse the local group and charity stalls.

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Home Group

Meeting on Mondays at 10.30am for coffee;  11am-noon study

Venue: Margaret’s home, Hessenford,

weekly Monday 21st January until 4th March

(Ash Wednesday 6^th March)

Then, in Lent – the Anglicans and Methodists together –

will be studying:

Journey through Lent towards Easter by Joan Brown

(Copies can be ordered from David Watters)

Monday mornings –

March 11, 18, 25;   April 1, 8

1030 for 1100 am

     at The Methodist Chapel, Downderry                 

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Messy Church will be starting again in March

watch this space!